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Unit14Eastorwesthomeisbest

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1.Inahomestayfamily,aninternationalstudentisamemberofthefamily,notacustomerwhois"king”oralwaysright.Youcan’torderroomserviceorthrowwettowelsanddirtyclothesaround.

2.Asahomestayguest,youneedtobeindependentandtodevelopyourowninterestsratherthandependonyourhoststokeepyouhappyandentertained.

3.Youcan’talwaysexpectyourhomestayfamilytobeontheirbestbehaviorallthetime.

4.Onelastpieceofadvice:

Don’ttalknegativelyaboutyourhomestayfamilytoyourcollegematesorfriends.

Script

Justasatyourownhome

Theconceptofahomestayexperiencehasbecomepopularrecently,especiallyamonginternationalstudentsandworkingpeopleresearchingintothepracticesofhostcountries.

However,somestudentsarenotveryrealisticintheirexpectationsofhomestayexperiences.Whendescribingtheirdreamhomestay,theytalkabouttheirhomestay“mums”attendingtotheirneedsbecausetheypaygoodmoneytobelookedafter.Theyalsoexpecttheirhomestayfamilytobepleasantandhappyallthetimesotheyneedneverfeelunhappyandlonely.

Ahomestayisnotlikestayinginahotelorhostel,whereserviceworkersarepaidtobecourteousandcheerfulinordertomakeguestsfeelathome.Althoughstudentspayfortheirboardandlodging,itiswrongtoexpectthehomestayfamilytoservegueststhesamewayhostelsandhotelsdo.Homestayhostsprovidethisserviceforsocialorculturalreasonsratherthantomakemoney.

Inahomestayfamily,aninternationalstudentisamemberofthefamily,notacustomerwhois“king”oralwaysright.Youcan’torderroomserviceorthrowwettowelsanddirtyclothesaround.Ifyouareahomestaystudent,youareexpectedtofollowhouserules,whichmightincludetakingcareofyourownroomaswellastidyingupafteryourselfinthekitchen,bathroomorotherroomsyoumightuse.

Asahomestayguest,youneedtobeindependentandtodevelopyourowninterestsratherthandependonyourhoststokeepyouhappyandentertained.Yourhostshavetheirownjobsandresponsibilitiesandyoumustlearntobeindependent.Youneedtodevelopyourownfriendsinthecollegeorthroughsocialclubs.Buryingyourselftotallyinbooks,withnotimeforasociallife,isemotionallyandmentallyunhealthyandwillmakeyouhomesickaswell.

Youcan’talwaysexpectyourhomestayfamilytobeontheirbestbehaviorallthetime.Justasinyourownhome,theremightbemisunderstandings,squabblesandstress.Homestayfamiliesmightquarrelovermoney,children’sperformance,toomuchworktimeandtoolittlefamilytime--thingsyourownfamilyprobablyquarrelsabout.Problemsmightarisebecauseofyou.Perhapsyouaredoingsomethingthatannoysthefamily.Butbearinmindthatevenifyouareaperfectguest,yourpresenceasastrangerinanintimatefamilysettingisboundtocausesometensions.Ifitissomethingyoucancorrect,dosoandapologize.Knowwhenyourhomestaydadandmumwantsomeprivacytothemselvesandgivethemthespaceandtime.

Onelastpieceofadvice:

Don’ttalknegativelyaboutyourhomestayfamilytoyourcollegematesorfriends.Negativetalkputsyouinanegativemoodandimpliesthatyoudonotvaluepeople.Peopleareneverperfectandneedtoberespectedregardlessoftheirshortcomings.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

□Theyarehuntingforanapartmentneartheuniversity.

2.GettheMainIdeas

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1.Theoldlandladyisfairlyfriendlytothem.

2.Theyaresatisfiedwiththepriceofferedbythelandlady.

3.Boththeroomandtheenvironmentaroundareveryconvenientforthem.

4.Itisurgentforthemtosettledown.

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Huntingforanapartment

（OliveandBellaretwoforeignstudentsinChina.Theyareverydiscouragedbecausethey’vebeenlookingformorethantwoweeksandhavefoundnosatisfactoryplacetolive.Astheywalk,Bellspotsasignonanicethree-storiedhousethatsays:

“ROOMSTOLET”.Theygotothefrontdoorandringthebell.Anelderlywomananswers.）

Woman:

Hello,mayIhelpyou?

Bell:

Yes.We’re

（1）interestedinseeingtheroomsyouhaveforrent.

Woman:

Oh,hownice.Ijust

（2）putupthatsignthismorningandyou’rethefirstfolkswhohavecomealongtoseethem.

Olive:

Howluckyweare!

Woman:

Well,youbetterhavealookfirst.Theyarejustsimplerooms.Mychildren（3）usedtoliveinthem.They’regrownnowandlonggone,andmyhusbanddiedearlythisyear.ThehouseissoquietnowIthoughtmaybeI’d（4）takeinafewboarders.

Bell:

Anice,quiethouseexactlywhatwe’relookingfor,Mrs....eh...

Woman:

Chen.MynameisChenHui.

Olive:

MynameisOlive,Mrs.Chen,andthisisBell.WeverecentlycomefromAustraliatobe（5）graduatestudentsattheuniversity.

Woman:

Oh,isn’tthatlovely?

Well,youseemlikeveryniceyounggirls.

...

Woman:

Well,hereyouare,ladies.Eachroomis200yuanamonthifyouthinkthat’sO.K.Iwon’t（6）chargeyouanythingforelectricityandgasandyoucanusethekitchenasmuchasyoulike,（7）aslongasyoubuyyourownfood.Andyou’vegottodoyourown（8）washingup.I’mtoooldforthatnow.

Bell:

Thatsoundsjustwonderfultous,Mrs.Chen.We’llevencookyouanAustraliandinner（9）fromtimetotime.

Woman:

Oh,wouldn’tthatbenice?

Olive:

Bytheway,Mrs.Chen,isthisplaceconvenientforusstudents?

Woman:

Sure.It’sonlyafifteen-minuteridefromtheuniversity.Andthere’sasupermarketandlaunderetteandsomegrocerystoresoverthereonthenextblock.

Bell:

That’sgreat.I’ve（10）madeupmymind.

Woman:

Thenwhendoyouwantto（11）movein,girls?

Olive:

Howaboutthisafternoon?

Woman:

Fine.I’llbeexpectingyouaroundtwo.AndI’llgiveyoueachahousekeythen.Ifyouwouldn’tmind,I’dliketohavethefirsttwoweek’srent（12）inadvance,justtobesafeifyouknowwhatImean.

Olive:

Ofcourse,Mrs.Chen.We’llbringitwithusthisafternoon.

Woman:

IthinkI’mveryluckyyouniceboyscamealong.

Olive:

Ithinkwe’reveryluckytohavefoundyou,Mrs.Chen.Goodbye.

Woman:

Seeyoulater.